Award‑winning full‑service commercial architecture firm crafting bold, playful, and polished spaces since 1980.
Meet with prospective clients to understand vision, constraints, scope, and budget.
Troubleshoot modeling and documentation issues quickly.
Develop project scopes that are clear, realistic, and aligned with Emboss standards.
You will scope new projects, write fees, prepare contracts, and represent Emboss with professionalism and presence. You will also go deep into the work, ensuring everything we produce is coordinated, buildable, and aligned with the Emboss Way.
Represent Emboss in interviews, presentations, public meetings, and community forums.
Strengthen Revit best practices and ensure consistent, predictable output.
Ensure all projects meet code, best practice standards, and internal benchmarks.
Maintain a clean, efficient, and well-organized Revit environment.
Draft contracts and negotiate terms with clarity and confidence.
Protect design intent while ensuring highly functional, buildable solutions.
Own the quality of every drawing set that leaves the office.
Support field issues during Construction Administration with clarity and decisiveness.
Redline, review, and guide documentation across diverse building types.
Prepare fee proposals for all project types, from small historic renovations to large scale school projects.
Coordinate workload and staffing in partnership with the Director of Operations.
You will guide the architecture team, strengthen client relationships, and set the standard for quality.
Build and maintain relationships with school districts, developers, non-profits, municipalities, and private clients.
Run weekly architectural coordination meetings to align design, production, and next steps.
Shape early design concepts and ensure alignment with program, budget, and client goals.
Oversee Revit standards, templates, and workflows across the office.
Catch errors early and model how to think technically.
Lead, mentor, and develop less experienced staff members.
Lead page turn reviews with engineering partners, Owners and Emboss Team.
Review design options for constructability, cost impact, and technical coherence.
If you thrive on variety, can pivot between detail work and leading people, and like seeing your fingerprints on every project, you’ll fit right in.
Deep experience across diverse project types, including schools, commercial, residential, and historic work.
Licensed Architect with 15+ years of experience.
You like variety, from small historic apartment renovations to complex school projects, and you are comfortable shifting gears without losing rigor. You lead with clarity, not ego. You hold a high bar, give direct feedback, and genuinely enjoy helping less experienced staff members get better. You are calm under pressure, good with people, allergic to sloppy thinking, and proud of work that holds up in the field.
Strong field experience and understanding of construction sequences.
Emboss is hiring a Director of Architecture who is equal parts seller, communicator, strategist, and technical powerhouse. You must be confident in front of clients, comfortable leading a room, and skilled at scoping, pricing, and winning work. You must also be the technical backbone of the firm, reviewing drawings, redlining, and elevating the work across every project typology we touch.
This is a high-performance environment. We move fast. We solve problems in real time. We expect ownership, confidence, and good judgment. Once onboarded, you must thrive independently with minimal oversight.
Exceptional QA QC capability.
If you are a licensed architect who loves design, loves people, and loves a clean, coordinated set of drawings, this role is built for you.
Demonstrated ability to manage and mentor architectural teams.
Strong business development presence and interpersonal confidence.
Proven ability to scope work, write proposals, and prepare AIA contracts.
Revit and Production Excellence
Strong Revit proficiency and technical fluency.
Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
📈 Billable leadership role with real impact
You are a rare hybrid. You can walk into a room, earn trust quickly, and help clients clarify what they actually need, not just what they think they want. You can scope work, price it intelligently, and put together a contract without breaking a sweat. Then you can turn around, open a drawing set, and immediately see what’s wrong, what’s missing, and what needs to be tighter. You enjoy being both the face and the backbone.
🏆 High base salary + performance bonuses